Now in its 18th year, Animal Action Week runs until Sunday 10 October 2010.
This year’s theme, Born to be Wild, highlights the alarming plight of tigers, which are on the brink of extinction in the wild. Habitat loss and poaching have reduced Read more »

Paws for Kids, based in Bolton, helps women, children and their animals escape abusive relationships by offering a safe haven for pets while families are rehomed. In families where there is domestic violence, pets are often threatened, injured or kil Read more »

“This program will save hundreds of thousands of lives—both dogs and humans,” said Kate Atema, IFAW Director of Companion Animals Programs.
IFAW is supporting the initiative which is being led by the World Society for the Protection Read more »

The International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) state-of-the-art vessel Song of the Whale (SOTW), berthed in Ipswich, sets sail tomorrow (Tues) for Plymouth, from where it will embark on a three-week survey studying beaked whales along the e Read more »

IFAW has partnered with the local humanitarian group Ravi Foundation already active in the province of Punjab.
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation some 200,000 cows, sheep, buffalo, goats and donkeys have already been lost and mill Read more »

IFAW, which works to protect animals in the UK and around the world, staged the competition to celebrate British wildlife and encouraged supporters to submit favourite photographs.
By far the most popular choice was the fox, with the majority of pho Read more »

IFAW’s Northern Dogs Project team was in a remote Canadian community providing vital veterinary care and humane education when concerned community members alerted IFAW’s team that due to concerns about the number of roaming dogs, unwanted Read more »

IFAW Director for France;Celine Sissler-Bienvenu: "In 2013, more than 2,000 rhinoceros horns from Africa were trafficked, which is 30 times more than in 2000"- read more.

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